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 God does not begin by asking our ability, only our availability, and if we prove our dependability, He will increase our capability. ~Neal A. Maxwell~

1 Thessalonians 3:12 (KJV) And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

1 Thessalonians 3:13 (KJV) To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.

God the Father was directing our way in V-11 now we read that the “the Lord make you to increase and abound” now who wouldn't be interested in that? Well many would as long as it were in the riches of this life but that is not what Paul is writing about. No he says increase and abound in “love one toward another” now that is different. The word love, like the word free has been misused; it’s free as long as you buy this that’s not free. Neither is the phrase “you’ll love this once you get it” that too puts a price tag on love. That is not what the Bible teaches about love. One can’t buy love it’s is freely given. A good definition for love is “giving not expecting anything in return.” 1 John 4:10 (KJV) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

God loved us. We didn’t have to work nor did we have to  purchase, why we didn’t even have to love back. God first loved us. God offered us a Gift without it being a special day. Love is an amazing thing husbands are told to love their wife as Christ loved the Church and gave Himself for it. Wives are not told to love their husbands. Here is the principle: God loved us first and when you love you give. That is just what God did He gave His son to pay our sin debt and then what happened?

1 John 4:19 (KJV) We love him, because he first loved us.

I have seen that in my marriage, the more I love my wife the more she loves me back. I have never asked my wife to love me, I just love her and she loves me back. God never asked us to love Him; he just loves us. Be what you want to be, go where you want to go, say what you want to say, hang around with who you want and God will still love you and His gift is still there for you. Oh my refuse His love was, reject His gift, then you’ll pay the price and miss His real love. Paul is saying God loved me and therefore I love you at Thessalonica. So your love should abound for others and the more it abounds it will increase. Chapter 3 closes with Paul telling those at Thessalonica of the Lord's return “at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” He’s coming without doubt.